Achievement, Progress & Retention Manager

Leeds City College; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds City College is seeking an Achievement, Progress and Retention Manager within their Apprenticeship Directorate. This role involves supporting effective apprenticeship delivery, collaborating with employers, and ensuring student success through personalized support and monitoring. With flexible working options and attractive benefits, this is a fantastic opportunity to influence the apprenticeship journey positively.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Excellent pension schemes

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Recent experience in apprenticeship provision and managing assessors.
• Experience of developing personalized support plans.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of apprenticeship programmes across disciplines.
• Act as liaison between college, apprentices, and employers.
• Conduct regular progress reviews for all apprentices.

Skills

Communication

Coaching

Mentoring

Interpersonal skills

Education

Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (CAVA)

Job description

About The Role

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to advance your career? We are currently hiring for Achievement, Progress and Retention Managers to join our Apprenticeship Directorate.

Luminate Education Group is one of the largest and most diverse further education providers in the UK, offering a wide range of high-quality vocational courses and apprenticeships to help individuals develop their skills and advance their careers.

The Apprenticeship Team is a dedicated group within the college, focused on supporting both employers and apprentices throughout the apprenticeship journey. They provide expert advice, guidance, and training opportunities across various sectors to ensure the development of a highly skilled workforce. Located across West and North Yorkshire, the hybrid flexibility of this role makes it easily accessible to students and employers alike, with strong links to local businesses and industries.

What You Will Do

• Support the timely and effective delivery of apprenticeship programmes across multiple disciplines
• Act as a liaison between the college, apprentices, and employers to ensure strong communication and collaboration
• Conduct regular and meaningful progress reviews for all apprentices
• Identify apprentices at risk of falling behind and implement appropriate interventions
• Collaborate with employers to develop and monitor action plans for apprentice improvement
• Work across both the Apprenticeship and Business Development teams to ensure smooth programme delivery
• Maintain positive and professional relationships with employer partners
• Stay informed of the current and emerging needs of live apprentices to provide targeted support and guidance
  
  

About You

• Hold a Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (CAVA) or have relative equivalent experience
• You will have relevant and up to date experience of apprenticeship provision knowledge and recent experience of assessing or managing assessors within the Further Education sector, specifically within apprenticeships.
• Recent experience of developing and delivering personalised support plans for both students and delivery staff.
• Experience of effective and impactful coaching and mentoring of delivery and assessing staff working within apprenticeship provision.
• A proven ability to build rapport and communicate effectively with a range of staff and students.
  
  

Benefits

There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:

• Generous Annual leave entitlement - If you work full time, you'll get at least 39 days holiday plus bank holidays. This includes closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).
• Support Staff 39 days
• Academic 44 days
• Senior Management 44 days
• Excellent Pension schemes
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card).
• Travel and commuting - discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities - this will vary depending on role requirements
  

About Us

Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.

We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.

As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.

Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.

Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College, Keighley College, Leeds City College, Leeds Sixth Form College, Pudsey Sixth Form College, Leeds Conservatoire and University Centre Leeds.

SAFEGUARDING

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. We continually assess and improve our practices to ensure that every individual, regardless of background, has an equal chance to succeed. By championing EDI, we aim to create a workforce that reflects the richness of our communities and drives innovation through diverse perspectives. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly.

• We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications from recruitment agencies.
• We shall not be liable for any fee / commission in the event we employ a candidate that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative application from an uninstructed recruitment agency.